MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
08/18/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1760 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (70-57) 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 8 0
New York Knickerbockers (62-65) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 1
Knickerbockers Drop 6-2 Decision
The Kansas City Bulls beat the New York Knickerbockers by a score of 6-2. Kansas City first baseman Chris Taylor deserved the lion's share of the credit. Taylor was 1 for 1 with a home run, 2 walks, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Bulls. Kansas City is now 70-57, while New York is 62-65.

Early in the game, Taylor had a 2-run home run for Kansas City. It was his 32nd home run of the season and put the Bulls on top, 2-0.

Taylor called the win "a team effort."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .225 4 23
F. Martinez 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .324 1 1
C. Taylor 1B 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 .335 32 82
H. McLemore LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .255 30 71
R. Lewis C 4 0 3 4 0 0 0 .276 9 53
M. Alva SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .225 3 24
B. Anderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .273 4 48
D. Boggs 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 3 25
M. Brown P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .162 0 7
   D. Fields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Durick PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288 22 57
   G. Stalling P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6 4 9 13      
a - K. Durick pinch hit for D. Fields in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: H. McLemore (8, 1st Inning off J. Bigelow, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Taylor (32, 1st Inning off J. Bigelow, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Lahr , F. Martinez , C. Taylor 4 , H. McLemore 3 , R. Lewis 3 , D. Boggs
2-out RBI: R. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Lahr , M. Alva
GIDP: H. McLemore
Hit by Pitch: C. Taylor
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Lahr 2 (25) , C. Taylor (7) , D. Boggs (9)
CS: D. Boggs (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Alva-Boggs-Taylor, Lewis-Alva)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .247 9 35
J. Madsen 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .242 7 24
B. Underwood RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .319 19 64
T. Schlener CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .283 14 55
S. Wells 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .324 14 60
B. White 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 8 34
P. Villamil SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300 5 30
S. Blechinger C 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .229 4 14
J. Bigelow P 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 .167 0 1
   a-S. Wright PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 11 46
   B. James P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Marston PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 1 7
Totals 29 2 5 2 7 6 20      
a - S. Wright pinch hit for J. Bigelow in the 7th
b - B. Marston pinch hit for B. James in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Blechinger (4, 7th Inning off M. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Guerra , B. Underwood , P. Villamil , S. Blechinger 4 , B. Marston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guerra , T. Schlener 2 , J. Bigelow
GIDP: T. Schlener
Sac Fly: J. Bigelow
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Underwood (27)
CS: B. Marston (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Schlener (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Villamil-Madsen-White)
OF assists: 2 (Underwood(Lahr at 3rd base), Schlener(Lewis at 2nd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Brown W (12-9) 6.2 4 2 2 7 4 1 30 130 3.91   
D. Fields H (9) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 17 2.85   
G. Stalling 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 17 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Brown 55
Batters Faced: M. Brown 30, D. Fields 4, G. Stalling 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Brown 7-8, D. Fields 2-1, G. Stalling 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Brown 130-71, D. Fields 17-8, G. Stalling 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Fields 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Bigelow L (2-4) 7.0 7 5 5 2 5 1 27 105 5.68   
B. James 2.0 1 1 1 2 4 0 10 37 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bigelow 46
Batters Faced: J. Bigelow 27, B. James 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bigelow 7-5, B. James 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bigelow 105-64, B. James 37-23
Hit Batsmen: J. Bigelow
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Taylor
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 17715
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